SWORD is it US or UK?

**colt45** · 05-21-2011, 09:13 PM

no marking, bone handle,,, nice Eagle head.... curved 29" blade

**SteveR** · 05-22-2011, 06:47 AM

The style is known as the Ketland Eagle pommel.
It is attributed to William Ketland, a gunmaker in Birmingham England.
American blades of this style commonally have a 5 ball hand guard. This one has 7.
I believe it is an English made import between 1805 and 1810.
Thats the best I can do with one photo.

**colt45** · 05-23-2011, 12:44 PM

i never knew that, thanks

**SteveR** · 05-26-2011, 05:10 PM

I did a little more research.
The sword is American.
The 7 ball knuckle guard is a harder to find variation.
Still the same time period. Would have been carried in the War of 1812-14

**RH1941** · 05-26-2011, 07:50 PM

colt did you buy this . great looking sword. gary

**colt45** · 05-27-2011, 11:44 PM

yup, I boughtit , as a model 1820,,,, mabye givin to George Rogers Clark at the end of the war by George Washington,, I believe the sword was given to his great grandson and never surfaced?

**SteveR** · 05-29-2011, 03:35 PM

Washington was dead by the time that sword would have been manufactured.
It is a very nice sword from the time period. Worthy of any early American sword collection.

**colt45** · 05-29-2011, 04:53 PM

things were made before the item was named model 1820, as it was most popular about that time ?

**colt45** · 11-10-2011, 02:25 AM

did you see the marine officer sword with Oliver North engraved on the blade in an auction? I think the Marine keeps his sword till death and someone engraved North's name on it to reach $1200... whatch think?